Psalms 137:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.

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  • Neh 1:2-4 : 2 That Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And they said to me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire. 4 And it happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
  • Neh 2:2-3 : 2 Therefore the king said to me, Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was very much afraid, 3 And said to the king, Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?
  • Ps 84:1-2 : 1 How lovely are your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
  • Ps 84:10 : 10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
  • Ps 102:13-14 : 13 You shall arise and have mercy upon Zion, for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come. 14 For your servants take pleasure in her stones and favor the dust thereof.
  • Ps 122:5-9 : 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you. 7 Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within you. 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good.
  • Isa 62:1 : 1 For Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines forth like brightness, and her salvation like a burning lamp.
  • Isa 62:6-7 : 6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never be silent day or night: you who remind the LORD, do not keep silent, 7 And give him no rest, until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
  • Jer 51:50 : 50 You who have escaped the sword, go away, do not stand still; remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
  • Dan 6:10-11 : 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he knelt on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before. 11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
  • Zech 11:17 : 17 Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword shall be against his arm and against his right eye. His arm shall be completely withered, and his right eye shall be totally blinded.

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    89%

    6If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth; if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

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  • Isa 49:14-16
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    14But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.

    15Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yes, they may forget, yet I will not forget you.

    16Behold, I have engraved you upon the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.

  • Ps 77:9-10
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    9Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Selah.

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    8Be instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from you; lest I make you desolate, a land not inhabited.

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    20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

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    109My life is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget Your law.

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    1How long will You forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

  • Jer 2:32
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    32Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

  • Lam 5:20
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    20Why do You forget us forever, and forsake us for so long?

  • Jer 23:39-40
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    39Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you and will forsake you and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence.

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    5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I contemplate the work of Your hands.

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    50You who have escaped the sword, go away, do not stand still; remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

  • Jer 15:5
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    5For who shall have pity upon you, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan you? or who shall turn aside to ask how you are?

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    22Then let my arm fall from my shoulder blade, and let my arm be broken at the bone.

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    12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Your hand; do not forget the humble.

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    1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept when we remembered Zion.

  • Zeph 3:16
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    3O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there is iniquity in my hands;

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    6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you.

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    11Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Pluck it out of Your bosom.

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    16Take a harp, go about the city, you harlot that has been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that you may be remembered.

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    14My relatives have failed, and my close friends have forgotten me.

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